November 4 voters in six districts will weigh in on the repeal of marijuana prohibition Reading, MA – Bay State Repeal, a ballot-initiative committee dedicated to passing the least restrictive law possible to replace marijuana prohibition in Massachusetts in 2016, notes the Elections Division of…

BLUNT TRUTH: ‘THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HAS BLOOD ON ITS HANDS TODAY’ Posted on October 14, 2014 by CHRIS FARAONE Images by Chris Faraone ADVERTISEMENT If you’re waiting for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to save you from Ebola, don’t hold your…

The MPAA, Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance, is calling us all to action: We must call the Governor’s office and tell him to fix the caregiver system, launch the patient/caregiver registration system, and begin the process to license more dispensaries. No more politics before patients!…

Nearly two years after citizens overwhelmingly voted to allow patients access to medical cannabis the State has failed to implement a safe and convenient program. Patients are still forced to access dangerous black markets for medicine. This is unacceptable and we will no longer…

Today’s press conference in Boston is not the only way that advocates for medical marijuana and medical cannabis are trying to inspire action among the upper echelon of state politicians. On Friday, September 13th, 2014, Niki Smokes, legally Nicole Snow, approached the Governor of her…

Mike Hsu and Tommy Wrenn of WAAF Radio/Entercom have hit the ground running with MASSCANN/NORML on the ‘Road to Legalization.’ Thanks to their amazing support, they are crunching out videos to show the world how much work MASSCANN is putting in as we head toward…

Spirits were high over the weekend at Boston Common, where thousands attended the 25th Annual Boston Freedom Rally, which calls for the legalization of marijuana. In December, the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission voted to ban the smoking of tobacco, marijuana and vaporized substances in…

BLUNT TRUTH: FREEDOM RALLY SMOKE AND VAPE FINES (AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOATHE THEM) Image by Tak Toyoshima With the 25th Annual Boston Freedom Rally scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday (Sept 13 and 14) on Boston Common, we figured now is a kind time…

MASSCANN’s WAAF PODCAST “The Road To Legalization” http://www.waaf.com/tags/masscann MASSCANN/NORML is making major breakthroughs in media exposure this year with an amazing opportunity to work with WAAF Radio Boston’s Rock Station 97.7! We are happy to announce we have a podcast with WAAF’s Mike Hsu which…

“SILVER CANNAVERSARY: YOUR STUDY GUIDE TO THE 25TH MASSCANN/NORML BOSTON FREEDOM RALLY” BY MIKE CANN OF DIGBOSTON Twenty-five years is a long time to uphold any tradition, let alone one that has faced as many hurdles as the MassCann/NORML Boston Freedom Rally. I should know,…

MASSCANN/NORML is happy to announce that we have awarded special cannabis activists this year with the 2014 Activism Awards. The awards were presented at the exclusive 420 Speakeasy Society Boston Freedom Rally VIP After Party. Winners:…

Boston’s City Council, now headed by anti-pot airhead Bill Linehan, held a hearing March 4 on medical marijuana dispensaries in Boston that was almost entirely devoted to the potential evils of having such establishments among us. Chris Faraone of the Weekly Dig was kind enough…